Abdul Latiff Abdul Rahman

2020–Perikatan NasionalFaction represented in Kelantan State Legislative Assembly2008–2018Malaysian Islamic PartyOther roles2013–2018Deputy Speaker of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly2021–Chairman of the Special Select Committee on Agencies under the Prime Minister's Department Personal detailsBorn
Kelantan, MalaysiaCitizenshipMalaysianPolitical partyMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS)Other political
affiliationsPerikatan Nasional (PN)Alma materAl Al-Bayt UniversityOccupationPolitician

Abdul Latiff bin Abdul Rahman is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kuala Krai since May 2018. He served as Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Mengkebang from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. As MP for Kuala Krai, he supported the cancellation of concerts in Malaysia and called a Bollywood concert insensitive.^[1]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[2][3]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	P031 Kuala Krai		Abdul Latiff Abdul Rahman (PAS)	28,903	52.56%		Ramzi Ab Rahman (UMNO)	20,911	38.03%	56,278	7,992	80.00%
							Mohd Yazid Abdullah (AMANAH)	5,173	9.41%
2022			Abdul Latiff Abdul Rahman (PAS)	42,740	66.08%		Mohd Zulkepli Omar (UMNO)	17,552	27.14%	65,684	25,188	70.05%
							Mohamad Hisyamuddin Ghazali (AMANAH)	4,148	6.41%
							Norashikin Che Umar (PEJUANG)	241	0.37%

Kelantan State Legislative Assembly^[4][5]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	N39 Mengkebang		Abdul Latiff Abdul Rahman (PAS)	4,999	48.47%		Azizzuddin Hussein (UMNO)	5,315	51.53%	10,457	316	83.22%
2008			Abdul Latiff Abdul Rahman (PAS)	7,007	57.86%		Azizzuddin Hussein (UMNO)	5,104	42.14%	12,315	1,903	85.39%
2013			Abdul Latiff Abdul Rahman (PAS)	8,235	53.48%		Azizzuddin Hussein (UMNO)	7,163	46.52%	15,652	1,072	88.60%

Honours

•  Malaysia :
  • Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (2021)^[6]

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